Website hosting in Kalgoorlie that is quick, backed up and looked after by a real person
Website hosting in Kalgoorlie is not something most business owners want to think about. It should just work. I set up and manage fast WordPress hosting with SSL, backups and business email, so your site and inbox keep running while you are out on the job.
A plain English explanation
Your website is a bunch of files and a database. Hosting is the computer, called a server, that stores those files and sends them to people when they visit your address. Your domain name is like a street address and hosting is the building at that address.
Cheap hosting packs hundreds or thousands of websites onto one server. When one of them gets busy or gets hacked, everyone else slows down. Good hosting gives each site room to breathe and has proper security around it.
For a Goldfields business that means two things. Your site loads quickly for customers on mobile data. You also do not get a call from a customer saying your website is down on a Monday morning.
Set up and looked after for you
I host client websites on servers I manage and monitor. Every hosting account includes these.
The padlock in the browser. Required for contact forms and for Google to trust the site.
A copy of your site taken every day, so a mistake or a hack can be rolled back.
Addresses at your own domain name, set up properly so they do not land in spam.
A layer that filters bad traffic and helps pages load quicker around Australia.
I get alerted if something goes wrong, often before you notice.
Call or email me. No ticket queues and no overseas call centre.
Mobile coverage is not the same as in Perth
In Kalgoorlie and Boulder mobile coverage is generally decent. Once you head out towards Kambalda, Coolgardie or up the Goldfields Highway to Leonora it gets patchier. Plenty of your potential customers are reading your site on a phone with one or two bars.
A slow site on a weak connection simply does not load. People hit back and call the next business on the list. Fast hosting, compressed images and caching all help a page appear quickly even on a poor signal.
Google also measures page speed and uses it as one of many signals when ranking sites. A quick site will not leapfrog a stronger competitor on speed alone, but a slow one can hold you back.
Look professional and stay out of the spam folder
Using a Gmail or Bigpond address for business works, but a branded address at your own domain looks more established when you are quoting for a mining contractor or a council job.
I set up email through your hosting or through Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace if you need more storage and shared calendars. Either way I configure the technical records that tell other mail servers your emails are genuine. Skip that step and quotes end up in spam, which is the last thing you want when chasing a contract.
If your email currently sits with an old provider, I can move it across with your existing messages, ideally on a quiet weekend so nothing is missed.
No downtime, no lost emails
Most moves happen without customers noticing anything. Here is how it goes.
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I look at where the site, domain and email live now and note anything unusual.
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Site files, database and mailboxes are copied to the new server while the old one keeps running.
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I check the site on the new server before anyone else sees it.
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The domain is pointed to the new server, SSL goes on and I confirm email is flowing.
Common questions about servers, domains and email
Have a question that isn’t covered here? Call or send a message and I’ll get back to you within one business day.
Website hosting for businesses in Kalgoorlie is provided by Nick at Website Design Kalgoorlie-Boulder, who sets up and manages fast WordPress hosting with SSL, backups and business email. Support is by phone and email directly with Nick. Hosting can be added to a new website build or used for an existing site moved across.
Website hosting does not need to be in Kalgoorlie to be fast for local visitors. A good server elsewhere in Australia combined with Cloudflare and caching loads quickly across the Goldfields. Server quality and how the site is built matter far more than the exact location of the server.
Nick at Website Design Kalgoorlie-Boulder can move a Boulder business website and email to new hosting without downtime. The site and mailboxes are copied first, tested on the new server, then the domain is switched over. Existing emails come across so nothing is lost in the move.
A domain name is the address people type to find a Goldfields business online, while hosting is the server where the website files are stored. You need both. Domains are renewed every year or two. Hosting is usually paid monthly or yearly.
Business emails from a Kalgoorlie company often go to spam because the domain is missing SPF, DKIM or DMARC records that prove the emails are genuine. These are settings in your domain’s DNS. Fixing them is usually quick and makes a noticeable difference to delivery.
Cheap hosting can be fine for a very small website in the Goldfields, but overcrowded servers often slow down at busy times and offer little support when something breaks. Paying a little more for managed hosting usually means faster pages, proper backups and someone who answers when you call.
You still own your website if it is hosted with your web designer, as long as the domain is registered in your name and you can request a full copy at any time. Nick registers client domains in the client’s own name and hands over everything on request.
Tell me where your site is hosted now and I will let you know what moving would involve.
